Namco Bandai trademarks Tales of Zestoria, Tales of Creales, and Tales of Catastora

[Michael-5]

Nem said:

Michael-5 said:

I highly doubt that, Tales of Xillia 2 just released on PS3, and won't release outside of Japan until 2014 as it is. Plus PS3 owners already have the Symphonia HD remakes to look forward to.

I think, if this isn't a Wii U game (since they say they have no plans for a next get Tales), it's likely a 3DS game. Tales of the Abyss, a remake, sold 65% as well as the best console Tales this gen, and it sold 90% as well as the original game, despite releasing early in 3DS's life.

Plus releasing the game for 3DS means that people outside of Japan will likely get the game too, since 3DS will be selling well in 2014/2015, thus boosting sales.

Oh... doubt all you want. I'm 100% sure this game will be for the PS3. Hideo Baba was quite clear about it as were the japanese with the Xillia launch. He was adamant that the japanese were clear that they want tales on Playstation platforms and that they have no plans to develop for next gen at the moment.

They could port some old tales to the 3DS though. But i think even the Vita has a better chance than the 3DS.

Did they say they want ALL future Tales on Playstation platforms? Namco Bandai has been very jumpy with their Tales of Releases. While they do clearly prefer Sony, they do support Nintendo.

Soriku said:

Why exactly couldn't Namco get a new PS3 Tales out in the next 12 months? What would bar them? "Saturation" isn't a good argument either. For Xillia 2 we're looking at a Fall 2014, maybe Summer 2014 release if we're lucky. Assuming this new Tales comes out Fall 2014 in Japan, we'd probably get it Spring 2015 or something. That's a several month gap. They're trying to close the huge gap between the JP and Western release they've caused. And yeah it's late but Namco is getting the ToS HD collection out quick, and they announced Xillia 2's localization before Xillia even released here. I don't think we should worry about a localization.

Platform and sales wise, the only thing they think about is where their fanbase is and the producer said they're focusing on the PS3 because of that. 3DS might be cheaper to develop for but I doubt that really matters to them, and a PS3 game would still sell better.

Well, except for Tales of Xillia 1 and 2, most Tales games have taken 2-3 years between them to make. Plus isn't part of the Tales of team working on Smash Bros?

Also, if another Tales of game released in Summer 2015 on PS3, how well do you expect it to sell outside on Japan? A game every year is over-saturation a bit, and the PS4 will have been out for about 2 years at that point.

Also isn't part of their fanbase on the 3DS? Abyss sold well on 3DS and that was a port. A new Tales of game for 3DS could very well match sales figures on PS3. Most Japanese gamers play on handhelds, I'm only saying it's a logical possibility that this next game is a 3DS game. It makes more sense to release a game on the 3DS while software and hardware sales are peaking, then release it on nearly decade old console, which has been replaced.